इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्।।16.13।।
idam adya mayā labdham imaṁ prāpsye manoratham idam astīdam api me bhaviṣhyati punar dhanam
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Sanskrit to English Translation
A Reading - Rantideb
Why: this I have gained today, this desire I shall obtain, this wealth is mine, and this too shall be mine hereafter, describing the specific, running internal monologue of someone caught in this pattern of accumulation and craving.
In life: this exact kind of running internal monologue, cataloguing acquisitions and future acquisitions, is a genuinely recognizable pattern worth noticing in your own mind, not just an abstract description of someone else's flaw.
Teaching: notice the next time your own internal monologue starts running this exact pattern, cataloguing what you've gained and what you still want to gain, and treat that noticing as useful information about where your attention has currently drifted.